Executive Order 11553 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 11553—Amending the Selective Service Regulations

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Wednesday, August 26, 1970

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1 min read (187 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Richard Nixon on 1970-08-26, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending the Selective Service Regulations." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Scrutinized through Article II, Section 2, this action exercises the President's constitutional role as Commander in Chief. Early Framers recognized broad executive discretion in commanding military forces during conflict, provided it remains bounded by congressional declarations and respects civilian domestic courts.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 604, as amended), I hereby prescribe the following amendments of the Selective Service Regulations prescribed by Executive Orders No.

▪ 2 is further amended by revoking paragraphs (b) and (c).

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Armed Forces & Military Establishments 🏛️ Public Health & Medical Institutions

Total Words

187

1,102 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.1

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 11553, Richard Nixon (Aug 26, 1970). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-11553-amending-the-selective-service-regulations.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Military Selective Service Act of 1967 (62 Stat. 604, as amended), I hereby prescribe the following amendments of the Selective Service Regulations prescribed by Executive Orders No. 10001 of September 17, 1948, No. 10008 of October 18, 1948, No. 10292 of September 25, 1951, No. 11098 of March 14, 1963, and constituting portions of Chapter XVI of Title 32 of the Code of Federal Regulations: 1. Paragraph (a) of Section 1628.2, Registrants to Be Given Medical Interview, is amended to read as follows: "Whenever the local board is of the opinion that a registrant in Class I—A, Class I—A-0, or Class I-0 has one or more of the disqualifying medical conditions or physical defects which appear in the list described in section 1628.1, it may order the registrant to present himself for medical interview at a specified time and place by mailing to such registrant a Notice to Registrant to Appear for Medical Interview (SSS Form 219)." 2. Section 1628.2 is further amended by revoking paragraphs (b) and (c). RICHARD NIXON The White House August 26, 1970